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A superset of the incumbents, under their entry price.

Most platforms are built around telephony, with everything else bolted on. Flow is built around the workflow — and three capabilities sit entirely in our lane: the live cart during the call, in-call payment processing, and browser automation in the flow. No competitor offers all three. Most offer none.

Capability Halo Flow NICE CXone Five9 Talkdesk Aircall
No-code workflow builderFull — 18 step typesAdd-on—Limited—
Order cart in workflowNative————
Payment processing in-callNative — 5 gateways————
Browser automationNative————
PCI-encrypted fieldsNativeAdd-onAdd-onAdd-on—
Workforce managementIncludedAdd-onAdd-onAdd-on—
QA scorecards & session replayIncludedAdd-onAdd-onAdd-on—
Telephony agnosticYesLockedLockedLockedLocked
Entry price / seat$49~$71~$149~$75~$30
Pro price / seat$79~$100~$195~$95~$50

Competitor pricing is approximate and based on publicly listed plans as of Q1 2026. Capabilities reflect standard tiers at time of writing.

Vendor by vendor

An honest head-to-head.

Every one of these vendors is good at what they built. The difference is what they built around: their telephony. We built around your workflow.

vs. NICE CXone

Enterprise telephony with AI contact center features · ~$71–$100/seat

Where they win

  • Native telephony — they own the call leg
  • Sophisticated ACD routing and predictive dialing
  • AI voice analytics and a large QM ecosystem

Where Flow wins

  • No-code workflow builder out of the box — no CXone Studio complexity, no developer required
  • Native cart, in-call payments, and browser automation — not available at any price
  • Works with CXone: native connectivity means you can keep their telephony and replace everything bolted around it
"You're paying CXone $100/seat and still running a separate script tool and Zapier. We ship CXone connectivity built-in — and replace everything else for $79."

vs. Five9

High-end cloud contact center · ~$149–$229/seat

Where they win

  • AI-powered supervisor insights and WFM integrations
  • Predictive dialer with TCPA safeguards
  • Established enterprise certifications

Where Flow wins

  • A real no-code workflow builder — Five9 has none
  • Cart, payment, and browser automation native to the call
  • Telephony agnostic, at $79 vs. ~$195 for their Premium seat — 59% less
"Five9 is a dialer company that added software around its calls. We're a workflow company that works with your existing phone system. At $79 vs. $195, we need to win on features — and we do."

vs. Talkdesk

AI-first cloud contact center, strong in retail · ~$75–$125/seat

Where they win

  • Copilot real-time AI agent assist
  • Polished UI and strong Shopify/Salesforce connectors
  • Well positioned in the e-commerce vertical

Where Flow wins

  • When a customer calls your Shopify store, Talkdesk still can't take the payment — we can
  • 18-step workflow logic vs. basic IVR routing
  • PCI-encrypted fields standard at Pro, not an add-on
"Talkdesk pushed hard into e-commerce. But when a customer calls your Shopify store, you still can't take payment in Talkdesk. We built the order and payment flow natively — in Talkdesk's home vertical."

vs. Aircall

Simple SMB cloud phone system · ~$30–$50/seat

Where they win

  • Cheap entry point and fast setup
  • Clean, simple calling experience
  • Large app marketplace for basic connections

Where Flow wins

  • No scripting, no orders, no payments in Aircall — the moment you take transactions, you're buying three more tools
  • Aircall + script tool + Zapier + manual order entry runs ~$370/seat effective; Flow replaces the stack at $79
  • WFM, QA, and reporting included — not in Aircall's category
"Aircall is a great phone system. But if your agents sell on those calls, you're paying for a phone and duct-taping the actual work. Flow is the actual work."
The math

Replace the whole stack. Keep the difference.

Here's what a typical fragmented setup actually costs per seat — versus one platform that does all of it.

Today's stack
Aircall (telephony)~$50
Workflow / script tool~$200
Zapier middleware~$150
Manual order entryerrors + rework
Effective / seat~$370
→
Halo Flow
$79
per seat / month — Professional. Workflow, cart, payment, reporting, and integrations included.
Answer smarter

More capability.
Less invoice.

Run the comparison on your own numbers — or just start the trial and see it on your own calls.

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